Degree Certificate Apostille Services Gujarat: One Authentication Office for Nine Universities
Degree certificate apostille services Gujarat graduates need follow a simpler map than in most States, because every Gujarat degree passes through the same authentication office, and INFINITYGRO completes the Notary, SDM, Ministry of External Affairs and embassy stages that follow.
Gujarat has the deepest overseas migration history of any Indian State, running back generations to East Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. That shapes what people need legalised here, and how often a relative abroad is coordinating the file.
- One State authentication office covers every Gujarat university
- Courier from Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Bhuj or Jamnagar
- Used to files coordinated by relatives overseas
- Every stage of Degree Certificate Apostille Services Gujarat tracked and confirmed on WhatsApp
What do degree certificate apostille services Gujarat involve?
Degree certificate apostille services Gujarat applicants use end with the Ministry of External Affairs applying a numbered sticker to the reverse of the original degree, which makes it valid in every country that has joined the Hague Apostille Convention with no further embassy stamp.
The Ministry certifies only what has already been vouched for. In Gujarat that prior step is authentication by the General Administration Department at Gandhinagar, which handles every university in the State, or a Notary Public followed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi. Countries outside the convention, such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, require MEA attestation followed by embassy legalisation instead.
In short, degree certificate apostille services gujarat is completed entirely in Delhi, whichever of the two routes your file takes.
The universities behind Gujarat degrees
Gujarat runs a regional university for each part of the State alongside a single technical university. Whichever seal your degree carries, the authentication office is the same one, which makes this State unusually straightforward.
Ahmedabad and central Gujarat
Gujarat University in Ahmedabad and Sardar Patel University at Vallabh Vidyanagar cover the central belt, with Gujarat Vidyapith and the Ahmedabad institutes alongside them.
The Charotar region around Anand has exceptionally high migration to the United States and the United Kingdom, often through family sponsorship.
Saurashtra and Kutch
Saurashtra University at Rajkot, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University at Junagadh and Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University at Bhuj serve the western districts.
Jamnagar and Kutch supply technicians to the refinery and port sector, many of whom move to Gulf projects on the same skills.
South Gujarat
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University at Surat covers the southern districts, where the diamond and textile industries dominate employment.
Surat's diamond trade creates a steady flow of files for Belgium, the United States and Hong Kong. See our Surat page for the city-level detail.
Technical and specialist universities
Gujarat Technological University awards most of the State's engineering and pharmacy degrees, while Gujarat Ayurved University at Jamnagar, GNLU and the national institutes at Gandhinagar award their own.
See our pages for Gandhinagar and Vadodara, and for B.Tech degree apostille.
Medical, dental and nursing degrees
Gujarat's government and GMERS medical colleges award degrees through the university each is affiliated to, so the seal varies by city rather than being statewide as in some States.
Check the university named on your own certificate. See MBBS apostille and B.Sc Nursing apostille.
What we handle and what stays with you
Gujarat files are often assembled by a family rather than an individual, sometimes across three countries, so the division of work needs stating plainly at the start.
INFINITYGRO carries out every Delhi stage. We do not apply for university verification and we do not lodge files at the Sachivalaya.
The two columns below divide degree certificate apostille services gujarat between our desk and yours, so nothing is assumed.
Handled by INFINITYGRO
- Arranging the Notary Public entry, seal and signature
- Obtaining the Delhi SDM attestation the Ministry expects
- Filing for the apostille sticker with the Ministry of External Affairs
- Completing attestation and embassy legalisation for non-member countries
- Resuming a file that already carries the State stamp
Arranged by you, if asked for
- Verification of the degree by the awarding university
- Authentication by the General Administration Department at Gandhinagar, where the destination demands it
Once that stamp is on the degree, courier it to us and we resume from the MEA stage.
Two routes for degree certificate apostille services gujarat
Both routes finish at an MEA apostille or an MEA attestation. The difference is who vouches for the degree before the Ministry sees it.
Family migration files to the United States and United Kingdom usually take the shorter route; Gulf employment files often do not.
State authentication route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Gujarat
For sponsors and councils that require Gujarat's authentication first.
- Arranged by you
Authentication by the General Administration Department
Gujarat routes document authentication through the General Administration Department at the Sachivalaya in Gandhinagar, rather than through an education directorate as most States do. Every Gujarat degree goes to the same office, whichever university issued it.
Open the Gujarat General Administration Department portal - Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille for Hague Convention countries
Courier the authenticated degree to our Delhi office. We submit it to the Ministry of External Affairs through the authorised channel and collect the apostilled original.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
Embassy legalisation for non-member countries
Non-member destinations such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait require two stamps rather than one: MEA attestation, then embassy legalisation in New Delhi. Read our guide to degree certificate attestation for the UAE before you start.
Choose this for: Gulf employment, healthcare registration, and sponsors naming State authentication.
SDM route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Gujarat, handled end to end by us
No trip to Gandhinagar, and one accountable team throughout.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
Notary Public authorisation
We present your degree to a registered Notary Public in Delhi, who records the entry and applies seal and signature.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
SDM attestation in Delhi
The degree is then attested by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi, the step the Ministry treats as the prior authentication. Our step-by-step guide to attestation in Delhi NCR explains this stage in detail.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille or embassy legalisation
Convention countries get the apostille sticker. Everywhere else, MEA attestation comes first and the embassy stamp follows.
Choose this for: Family migration, study abroad, dependant visas and residence files.
Gujarat authentication authorities and portals
Work from official sources only, and take this step solely where the receiving authority has asked for it in writing. Gujarat applicants are approached by a great many agents, and most of what they are told about this step is not required.
- Identify the university named on the degree, which depends on the region you studied in.
- Ask the employer or consulate in writing whether State authentication is required at all.
- If it is, carry the original degree, mark sheets, a passport photocopy and the offer letter to Gandhinagar.
- Send us the authenticated degree for the MEA and embassy stages.
Designations and counters change over time. Confirm the present procedure before you hand over originals. Our reference list of Department of Higher Education authentication addresses and our step-by-step HRD attestation guide are updated separately.
Courier from any Gujarat district
Every major Gujarat city has daily courier services to Delhi, and most of our State files arrive that way rather than in person.
Option 1: visit our Delhi office
Applicants travelling to Delhi, or with relatives here, are welcome at our New Ashok Nagar office near the Blue Line metro station. We check the file, confirm the route and issue a signed receipt while you wait.
- File check and route advice in a single visit
- Signed receipt covering every original
- Call ahead so a counsellor is free when you arrive
Office address:
C – 5 A/2 New Ashok Nagar, Delhi – 110096, IndiaWorking hours: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (Sunday closed)
Option 2: courier from Ahmedabad, Rajkot or Surat
Speed Post and the private couriers run daily from the main cities to Delhi, with Bhuj, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Bharuch and Palanpur routed through them.
- Ask for the checklist on WhatsApp before you seal the envelope
- Keep unlaminated originals flat in a rigid envelope
- Include a passport photocopy and a signed authorisation letter
- If a relative abroad is coordinating, add their number to the chat
- Share the tracking number once dispatched
Collect in person or receive by return courier
We WhatsApp you a scan as soon as the apostille is on, so the spelling and dates can be checked before anything moves. The originals then travel back to your Gujarat address by tracked courier. Nothing in your degree certificate apostille services gujarat file moves without you being told first.
Comparing the two Degree Certificate Apostille Services Gujarat routes
Use this to place your own file. If an agent and your consulate are saying different things, go by the consulate.
| Factor | Process 1: State route | Process 2: SDM route |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-authentication by | General Administration Department, Gandhinagar | Notary Public and SDM, Delhi |
| Arranged by | The degree holder | INFINITYGRO |
| MEA stage | INFINITYGRO | INFINITYGRO |
| Embassy legalisation | INFINITYGRO, if needed | INFINITYGRO, if needed |
| Time taken | Longer, because of State and university processing | Shorter, with fewer offices involved |
| Your involvement | A visit to the Sachivalaya at Gandhinagar | Office visit or courier only |
| Best for | Gulf employers and healthcare councils | Family migration, study and residence files |
Region-wise notes across Gujarat
The process is identical statewide, since every degree goes to the same authentication office. What differs is the industry and the destination.
Ahmedabad
The State's largest city holds Gujarat University, GTU, IIM Ahmedabad and NID, and is the Ministry's decentralised processing city for Gujarat.
That means Gujarat files are processed within the State, though not over any public counter. Ahmedabad's pharmaceutical sector also sends staff to the United States and Europe regularly.
Rajkot and Saurashtra
Saurashtra University serves Rajkot, Morbi, Surendranagar and Amreli, a region with very deep family links to the United Kingdom, the United States and East Africa.
Many files here are family migration cases rather than employment, with a relative abroad coordinating the paperwork.
Surat and south Gujarat
The diamond cutting and textile industries dominate, and Surat sends traders and technicians to Belgium, Hong Kong, the United States and the Gulf.
Diamond trade files frequently involve commercial documents alongside personal ones.
Jamnagar, Bhuj and Kutch
The refinery belt at Jamnagar and the port and industrial zones in Kutch employ a large technical workforce that moves to Gulf projects on similar work.
Those postings need MEA attestation and embassy legalisation rather than an apostille, and often State authentication before that.
North Gujarat
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University at Patan serves Mehsana, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha, where dairy and agricultural graduates are common.
Migration from this belt runs mainly to the United States and Canada.
Everywhere in Gujarat
We accept documents by courier from every district and return them the same way. Other documents follow the same path: PCC apostille in Gujarat, birth certificate apostille and marriage certificate apostille.
For city-level pages see Vadodara, Surat and Gandhinagar.
Countries that accept Degree Certificate Apostille Services Gujarat
Gujarat's destinations are shaped by generations of migration: the United States, the United Kingdom and East Africa through family, Belgium and Hong Kong through trade, and the Gulf through industry.
Apostille is enough
The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Portugal and New Zealand accept the MEA apostille on its own, as do Saudi Arabia since December 2022, Oman and Bahrain.
Embassy legalisation is also needed
For the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait the apostille route does not apply. The Ministry attests the degree and the embassy in New Delhi legalises it. See our notes on Qatar embassy attestation and Kuwait embassy attestation.
Membership of the convention changes from time to time. Check the official HCCH status table or ask us before you commit to a route.
Documents needed for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Gujarat
Courier or bring these to start. Family migration files usually need a full document set.
- Original degree certificate from your Gujarat university
- Sachivalaya-authenticated degree, only for Process 1
- Mark sheets or transcripts, where the receiving authority asks
- Photocopy of your passport, photo and address pages
- Signed authorisation letter (we email a template)
- Consulate or employer checklist, where embassy legalisation applies
- Return address and mobile number, if you are not collecting
See also what usually goes wrong, in our page on common degree apostille mistakes.
What degree certificate apostille services gujarat costs
Every file is quoted after we see it. The figure depends on:
- Whether we run the SDM route or start from a Sachivalaya-authenticated degree
- Apostille only, or attestation with an embassy stage afterwards
- The country involved and what its embassy charges
- How many certificates travel together in the file
- Office collection, or tracked courier both ways
See the detailed fee structure
Our fees page sets out apostille, attestation and embassy charges document by document. Ask for a written quote for degree certificate apostille services gujarat before you commit to anything.
Relative abroad handling your file? Add them to the chat
Send us the details and we will place your degree certificate apostille services gujarat file on the right route. WhatsApp a photo of the degree and your employer or university checklist to +91-8595558517. Nothing is submitted until you know exactly which route your file is on.
FAQs on degree certificate apostille services gujarat
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often about degree certificate apostille services gujarat.
Which office authenticates a Gujarat degree?
The General Administration Department at the Sachivalaya in Gandhinagar, for every university in the State. Gujarat is unusual in this: most States route degree authentication through an education directorate, often with regional offices, whereas here one office covers Gujarat University, GTU, Saurashtra, VNSGU, SPU, MSU and the rest.
Is there an apostille counter anywhere in Gujarat?
Ahmedabad is one of the sixteen cities where the Ministry decentralised apostille processing from January 2019, but the Ministry has not accepted documents over the counter from members of the public anywhere in India since 2012. Files are lodged through authorised agencies. What the listing means is that Gujarat files are processed within the State.
My brother in the United States is handling my immigration file. Can he instruct you?
Yes, and this is common on Gujarat files. He can coordinate on WhatsApp and pay, but the authorisation letter must be signed by you as the document holder, and the receipt is issued in your name. We can add both numbers to the chat so nobody is working from second-hand information.
Do I need State authentication for a US or UK family migration file?
Usually not. Consulates for family-based immigration normally want an apostille on civil documents and, where relevant, the degree. State authentication is far more common as a Gulf employment requirement. Go by the consulate's own written list rather than an agent's, and send it to us if the wording is unclear.
My job is in Jamnagar's refinery sector but the posting is to Qatar. Which route?
Qatar is outside the convention, so the degree needs MEA attestation followed by legalisation at the Qatar embassy in New Delhi, and project sponsors frequently want the Sachivalaya stamp first. Build in the embassy's own processing time. Saudi Arabia, by contrast, joined the convention in December 2022.
My degree says Baroda rather than Vadodara. Is that a problem?
No. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda still issues degrees under that name and the city was renamed long ago. Neither the Ministry nor any embassy requires place names on documents to match current usage. The same applies to older certificates naming Bombay, Calcutta or Madras.
Does INFINITYGRO do State authentication or university verification?
No. We provide Notary and SDM attestation, MEA apostille, MEA attestation and embassy legalisation. Where a destination requires the Sachivalaya stamp or verification by your registrar, you arrange that directly, and we handle the MEA and embassy stages afterwards.
What do degree certificate apostille services Gujarat cost?
A Rajkot family apostilling four documents for a United States immigrant visa pays differently from a Jamnagar technician needing attestation and a Qatar embassy stamp. The figure depends on the route, the number of documents, the destination and the courier. Our fees page sets out the structure, and a WhatsApp message brings a quote for your own file.
Start your Gujarat file this week
Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Bhuj or Patan: tell us the university, the destination and the deadline, then courier your documents.
+91-8595558517Disclaimer: INFINITYGRO is a private document facilitation service, not a government authority. Only the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, issues apostilles, and embassy legalisation is carried out by the respective embassies. We do not undertake State authentication or university verification. Official procedures and destination requirements change, so please confirm current rules with the receiving authority.